Perserverence, Chapter 3
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"You idiot! You're adding way too much suger!"
Serenity glared at Kaiba, who was staring at her angrily. "Well, I have to add more suger since you put in too much flour! I told you to snip off the edge of the bag and slowly pour it in! But,did you listen! No! You just had to open the whole thing and pour all of it in because you didn't want to 'waste time' by doing it slowly!" She gave a small 'humph' and countinued pouring the suger in. Kaiba gave a small growl and turned away, eyes closed and a frown on his mouth.
Since they'd started, they'd been doing nothing but arguing. Kaiba always thought that he was right and that she was wrong. Serentiy sighed and glanced at the clock on the wall. 8:00. They'd been at it for an hour, and they still hadn't gotten the dang pie in the oven. She sighed again, and proceded to put the rest of the ingrediants in. They finally got the pie ready for the oven, which they put it hastily. Afterwards, they stood there glaring at each other for a few seconds, before Kaiba motioned to the kitchen chairs and sat himself down. Serenity followed his example and sat, before starting to stare at the dial on the oven.
DING! Serenity and Kaiba both jumped up from their seats at the kitchen table, and raced to the oven. "Finally..." Serenity mumbled as she carefully lifted the steaming pie out of the oven.
"You take the pie back to your doghouse and remember to bring it tomorrow." Kaiba said coldly, before walking out of the kitchen. Serenity's mouth opened, then shut. Shrugging, she put the pie in a bag, said goodbye to Mokuba, and walked back home. She put the pie in the fridge, then walked upstairs to her room. Her alarm clock read 9:04. She heaved a big sigh of relief, falling down on her bed, and falling almost immediatly to sleep.
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"JOEY! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY PIE!"
"Huh? Wha-?" Joey walked in the kitchen, rubbing his eyes.
Serenity took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. "My pie...where is it?"
Joey suddenly smiled. "Pie? Oh, yeah. That was some goooooooood pie,sis." Serenity started wide-eyed at her brother. "YOU ATE MY PIE!" Joey shrugged, now fully awake. "Yeah, I woke up last night,hungry. Found some pie in the fridge. Ate it." He shrugged again. "You said that you'd make me some pie sometime. I thought tha was it."
Serenity forced a small smile. "Yeah...hehheh...Well, better get to school..." Joey nodded, and ran back up the stairs to brush his teeth and get his uniform on. Serenity slumped down in a chair when he was gone. How was she going to explain this to Kaiba? He was going to be furious! Mean jerk though he was, he would have a right to be angry at her after this. She was gonna get it today...
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Serenity managed to avoid Kaiba for the whole day, up until her last period of the day. Serenity stared at the door in front of her, then took a deep breath..."What are you doing?"
Serentiy squeaked, turning around to find Kaiba staring down at her with his icey blue eyes like she was some kind of filth. "Um...um..." Kaiba suddenly narrowed his eyes. "Where's the pie?" Serenity looked away, fiddling with her hands. "Uh...well...you see...J-Joey kind of...ate it?"
Kaiba's eyes widened, then narrowed again. Serenity risked a look up at his face and froze as his eyes burned holes in her. "The mutt did what!"
Serenity took another deep breath, then straightened herself up. "First of all, my brother's name is Joey, not mutt. I'm sorry if your brain isn't capable of registering that. Second, he ate it, which I already told you and you obviously heard since you're so mad. And last, I'll take the blame for it so you don't have to worry." Then she turned around and opened the door, shutting it in Kaiba's surprised face.
On the other side of the door, Serenity hit herself on the head. "You idiot, you just said all that to Seto Kaiba when it was all your fault to begin with...Gosh, you are so stupid sometimes..." Shaking her head, she walked over to her desk. A few moments later, Kaiba walked in, taking his seat next to her stiffly.
The class showed the teacher their pies smoothly, up until the teacher got to Serenity and Kaiba. She raised her eyebrows. "And where is your pie?"
"Well...my-"
"Her dog ate it."
Serenity glared at Kaiba, then turned to the teacher. "I'll make another one. I can come after school and make it for you."
The teacher nodded. "Alright then, but I expect both of you to come after school and make it." Serenity nodded, as did Kaiba after a moment.
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Serenity stretched, letting out a sigh. After school, Kaiba had actually come to help her with the pie, much to her surprise, and they'd finally finished it. The teacher had accepted it, saying only to do their work on time. They were walking down the deserted hallway now. She caught up to him, and gave him a small smile. "Thanks for helping me."
Silence.
Serenity tried again. "So,um...how was your day today?" She smacked herself mentally. How stupid did she sound.
Silence.
"Hey, I'm just trying to be nice here, but fine, if you don't wanna talk to us underlings."
Kaiba suddenly turned around to face her. Serenity stopped too, staring at him. He opened his mouth, then closed it again. Then open,then close. Serenity smiled. He looked like a fish! Hm...come to think of it, now that his expression wasn't either angry or annoyed, Kaiba actually looked kind of...cute. Serenity blushed. Actually, cute would be a major understatement. If only he wasn't so cold to everyone, she just might fall for him. Serenity smiled to herself. His cockiness and determination were kind of cute at times, and he was nice to his brother...Plus, he really was smart or else he wouldn't be running his own company. He was almost everything a girl could want, minus the attitude.Serenity suddenly shook her head, she couldn't think like that! He called Joey a mutt! And-
"Doyouwanttoworkatmymansionasmokuba'sbabysitterandmysecretary?"
Serenity looked up at Kaiba,confused. "Excuse me? Could you repeat that a little slower?
Kaiba sighed, and turned away. After a few seconds, he said in a pained voice, "Do you want to...work at my mansion as Mokuba's babysitter and as my secretary?"
He turned back around to face her, and she stared up at him, making the mistake of looking in his eyes. She stared at them, transfixed. She'd only ever seen them when they glinted angrilly or with annoyance, but now...They were beautiful...but something was wrong. They seemed...fake. Like he was putting a mask over his eyes, not letting people see what was underneath. A thought suddenly popped into her mind. She wanted to see his real eyes. Not his masked ones...
"What's wrong with you? What's your answer?"
Serenity shook her head, blushing. "Nothing...but yes, I do want to."
Seto nodded stiffly, and Serenity noticed that his usual expression was on again. "Good. Come to my mansion immediately after school, starting tomorrow."
Serenity nodded, smiling. Kaiba then turned around and started walking away, his trench coat billowing after him.
"Hey, Kaiba, wait." Kaiba stopped.
"What?"
"W...Why did you ask me, and not just hire a professional babysitter or secretay?"
"...Mokuba wanted me to get you to be his babysitter, and he managed to...convince...me to allow you to be my secretary.None of it was my choice."
"Oh, okay then."Serenity said, trying to keep the disappointment from entering her voice. Kaiba resumed his walking, and Serenity smiled slightly. She'd have to thank Mokuba later...
A/N- Oooooooooh! Haha. I don't think this chap was very good, but oh, well. Well, thanks to Hanishi for reviewing for my second chap. Now I need at least 1 more review for chap 4 to come up.1 review for every chap to go up. So, R&R people!